Market Equilibrium ProcessManagers must understand the market equilibrium process to make a proper determination on their products. In this paper this author will analyze the law of demand, determinants of demand law of supply, determinants of supply, market equilibrium, changes in equilibrium, Kellogg’s equilibrium analysis, efficient market theory, and surplus and shortage. Law of Supply and Demand

In business there must be a way to determine what price to put on a product. This is done by determining the demand for a product along with the supply available. The law of demand states that as price goes up the quantity demand must go down and similarly, law of supply states price goes up quantity supply must go up (McConnell, Brue, & Flynn, 2009, p.47). A business owner does not set the demand for their products, the market does. To find out the demand there are factors that can and do affect purchases theses are called determinants of demand. Some of the factors are consumer tastes, number of buyers in the market, income of consumers, the prices of related goods, and consumer expectations (McConnell, et al, 2009, p.48). A shift to the right is an increase in demand; a shift to the left is a decrease in demand. A change in demand is different from a change in the quantity demanded, the latter being a movement from one point to another point on a fixed demand curve because of a change in the product’s price. Some factors for determinants of supply are change in resource prices, change in technology, change in taxes and subsidies, change in prices of other goods, change in producer expectations, and change in the number of suppliers (McConnell, et al, 2009, p.54) Market Equilibrium

When determining the market equilibrium we are looking for the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. The equilibrium price is the price where the intentions of buyers and sellers match. This is the price...

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The term ‘price’ has a great relevance in economics. In ordinary usage, price is the quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods and services. It is generally expressed in terms of units of some form of currency. But how does a product sell for a certain price, what constitutes the price of a product and how is the price determined is the bigger question. In economics, for a competitive market the prices for any individual product is determined by the market forces of Demand and Supply.
DEMAND FOR A PRODUCT
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* Desire to buy
* Ability to buy, and
* Willingness to buy
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• It is the belief of many that the principles of demand
and supply is very important to microeconomics.
• However, the concepts that underline these
principles are often confused. This presentation will
outline the core principles behind these concepts.
Demand
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Demand can be defined as : the want or desire to possess a good or
service with the necessary goods, services, or financial instruments
necessary to make a legal transaction for those goods or services.
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However it is important to distinguish between demand and quantity
demanded.
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Quantity demanded can be defined as the quantity of goods which
consumers are willing and able to buy during a period giving the price and
available income.
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Thus demand is the desire to want something. Quantity demanded is the
desire to want plus the ability to pay.
The Demand Curve
• The Demand curve is downward sloping and its slope can be
characterized as being elastic or inelastic. (to be discussed
later in the unit).
• The demand curve can be defined as the graph depicting the
relationship between the price of a certain commodity, and
the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to
purchase at that given price.
• Figure 1 depicts a typical demand curve.
The Demand Curve
• Figure 1
The Demand Curve
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of a good that buyers are willing and able
to purchase at various prices, assuming all
other...

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The Demand side can be represented by law of downward sloping demand curve. When the price of commodity is raised (ad other things held constant), buyers tend to buy less of the commodity. Similarly when the price is lowered, other things being constant, quantity demanded increases.
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1. Average income of the consumer
2. Size of the market
3. Prices and availability of related goods
4. Tastes and preferences of the consumer
5. Special influences
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Law of demand
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Graph 1. Relationship between demanded quantity and price
Law of supply
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...MarketEquilibrium Process
Natascha Brown
University of Phoenix
ECO 561
Facilitator: Richard McIntire
May 28, 2012
Introduction
Marketequilibrium is a balance between the supply and demand parts of economics. The market is equal when there is no surplus or shortage in the market there is no need to change prices. Much like our own lives, equilibrium is maintained by balancing supply (income) with demand (debt). Your finances are considered imbalanced when you owe more on loans, etc. then you have incoming to maintain those payments. It is imperative for business owners to understand the importance of supply and demand and its effects on managerial decisions.
Law of Demand and the Determinants of Demand
Demand is a …statement of a buyer’s plans, or intentions with respect to the purchase of a product [over a specified period of time] (McConnell, Brue, & Flynn, 2009). The Law of demand considers the price of a product and its relation to the quantity demanded. Accordingly, as prices decreases then demand increases and as prices increase then demand for that product decreases. There is a negative or inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded (McConnell, Brue, & Flynn, 2009). There are other factors called determinants of demand that can and do affect purchases. Those factors are: the prices of comparable goods, consumer income, the...

...The main goal of the marketequilibrium is to get match the common intention of buyer and seller in the market. According to McConnell, the marketequilibrium is the base point in which the supply and demand of the product quantity (McConnell, 2009). The equilibrium process play role for the buyer and seller agreement and confidence in each other. The process of equilibrium has impact of the following facts
• Equilibrium price and quantity of products.
• Changes and shift in demands of the products.
• Changes and shift in supply of the products.
The equilibrium price and quantity also can be referred by the total intersection of supply and demand curve. The shift in this curve will affect the shift in the equilibrium price and quantity. The change in the demand of product also effect the price and quantity structure at equilibrium because if the demand is higher then the price will be higher and the production in quantity will be higher as well. The supply will have impact on the equilibrium level as well because if the product supply in large amount then the price will stay at the low but if the supply level decreases then the price might go up due to the demand of the product.
Above all facts about the marketequilibrium process can be shown in the experience at the music...